Street and station indicator.



G. & F. O. HERTZEL.

STREET AND STATION INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1904.

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PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

PATENTED JULY 1'7, 1906;

' G.'& F. G. HERTZEL.

STREET AND STATION INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEI. 1904.

UNITED STATES BAEENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HERTZEL AND FREDERICK GLARANCE HERTZEL, OF WARREN,

PENNSYLVANIA. I

STREET AND STATION INDICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed June 1,1904. Serial No. 210,738-

'of the United States, residing at Warren,

in the county of Warren and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Street and Station Indicator; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a street and station indicator, and has for its object to improve the construction of street and station indicators and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one designed for use on steam and traction cars and adapted to be operated by foot or by hand for indicating the names of streets and stations and other matter.

A further object of the invention is to provide a street and station indicator of this character adapted to automatically sound an .alarm at each change of the web or flexible .strip bearing the names of the streets or stations.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a station or street indicator constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the faceplate being removed. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a casing consisting, preferably, of a rectangular box of Wood or other suitable material provided at opposite sides with suitable bearings for upper and lower rolls 2 and 3, on which is wound a web 4, which bears the names of the streets or stations to be displayed, and the front 5 of the casing is provided with a sight-aperture 6, through which the names are displayed. The sight-aperture is provided with a transparent plate or pane of glass or other suitable material, which is supported by a suitable interiorly-arranged frame, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The upper and lower rolls are provided with exteriorly-arranged handles7 and '8, by means of which the rolls are rotated by hand to arrange the web in any desired position for operation of the mechanism hereinafter described.

Referring to Fig. 5, the lower roll is provided at one end with an annular series of recesses or notches 9, formed in a projecting rim or flange and adapted to be engaged by a projection 13 of a spring-actuated pawl 13,

arranged at an inclination and curved, as shown. The lower end of said pawl 13 is pivoted to one arm of an oscillatory lever 14, which has its other arm connected with suit able operating mechanism. The pawl 13 is maintained in engagement with the notches 9 by means of a spring 15, which is secured between the lever 14 and the said pawl 13. This pawl 13 is also provided with an extension 11, adapted to be engaged by a pivoted arm 10, which is connected with an exterior button or knob 12, whereby the pawl is lifted out of engagement with the notches to permit the rolls to be rotated independently of the operating mechanism by means of the knobs 7 and 8, so as to set the web. A spring 14 is provided, against which the arm a of the lever 14 bears when the lever is operated through the medium of the operating mechanism. This spring 14 also returns the lever to its initial position. The pivoted arm 10 is provided with a projection 10 for engagement with the extension 11. The lever 14 is adjustably connected to a vertically-movable rod 1), which extends through the floor of a car and is connected to afoot-lever 16, which is fulcrumed between its ends and having its outer end arranged in a guide 17 in the form of a tubular shell, through which a movable pressure-rod or plunger 20 reciprocates, and having its lower end connected to the said outer end of the foot-lever 16, as shown. The inner end of the foot-lever is also arranged in a guide 18 and is engaged by a coil-spring 19. The guide 18 is also tubular to form a casing for the coil-spring, said guide 18 depending from the bottom of the car, as shown. The said movable pressure-rod or plunger 20 is adapted to be operated by the foot of an operator when it is desired to change the name of a street or station upon the web, as will be understood from an examination of the drawings. The lower roll is provided at its other end with a flange 2]. having notches 21. The straight portions 0 of said notches are adapted to engage one end of a spring-actuated lever 22 which is iulorumed between its ends upon a standard or support 23. The inner end of said lever 22 is provided with a head 24, arranged to strike a bell 25. The contractingspring 26 is connected to the arm d of the lever 22, so as to cause the weight to strike the bell as the lever is operated, as will be understood. The upper and lower rolls are provided with brakes 27 and 28, each consisting of a flexible band of steel or other suit able material, one end of each band, as at 6, being secured to the wall of the casing by pins 9 and their other ends being secured to screws h, which are adjustable through the medium of the thumb-nuts 29, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The brakes provide friction for the rolls, so as to prevent the web from looping, as will be understood from the drawings.

It will of course be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof within the scope of the appended claim.

What we claim is- A device of the class described comprising a casing having a sight-opening therein, a pair of rolls mounted within said casing, one of said rolls having notches 9, a web carried by the rolls, a pivotally-rnounted spring-actuated lever 14, a spring-actuated pawl to engage said notches 9 for rotating one of said rolls, which in turn rotates the other roll, said spring-actuated pawl being pivoted upon one end of said lever 14 and having an extension, a pivotally-mounted arm having a lateral projection to engage said extension, a rod connected to the opposite end of said lever 14, a spring-actuated lever 16 pivoted between its ends and having one end connected to said rod, a presser-rod connected to the opposite end of said lever 16, guides for the ends of said lever 16, the other end of the roll 3 having a flange and notches 21 therein, each of said notches 21 having a straight portion, a lever 22 fulcrumed between its ends and having one end arranged in the path of the straight portion of the notches 21 whereby the lever is moved in one direction when the rolls are rotated, a spring for positively moving the lever in the opposite direction, a bell arranged in the path of the opposite end of said lever 22, band-brakes to provide friction for the rolls comprising steel bands having their ends fixed to the side of the casing while their body portions encircle the ends of the rolls and having their opposite ends adjustably held to the front of the casing.

In testimony whereof we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

v GEORGE HERTZEL.

FRED. CLARANOE HERTZEL.

Witnesses:

EARLE MACDONALD, I F. S. KNOFF. 

